#  @rich_toad Toad Capital Toad Capital posts on X about investment, wall street, fund, finance the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::1480770342322782208/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] +133% - [--] Month [-------] +61% - [--] Months [---------] +115% - [--] Year [---------] +82% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::1480770342322782208/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -31% - [--] Month [---] -13% - [--] Months [-----] +76% - [--] Year [-----] +288% ### Followers: [-----] [#](/creator/twitter::1480770342322782208/followers)  - [--] Week [-----] +1.90% - [--] Month [-----] +3.40% - [--] Months [-----] +20% - [--] Year [-----] +64% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::1480770342322782208/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) 40.15% [stocks](/list/stocks) 13.14% [countries](/list/countries) 8.03% [financial services](/list/financial-services) #2793 [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 3.65% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 2.92% [agencies](/list/agencies) 1.46% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 1.46% [musicians](/list/musicians) 1.46% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 0.73% **Social topic influence** [investment](/topic/investment) #3397, [wall street](/topic/wall-street) #301, [fund](/topic/fund) #50, [finance](/topic/finance) 5.84%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 5.84%, [business](/topic/business) #4848, [asset management](/topic/asset-management) 3.65%, [point72](/topic/point72) 3.65%, [the world](/topic/the-world) 2.92%, [stocks](/topic/stocks) 2.92% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@highyieldharry](/creator/undefined) [@g31556](/creator/undefined) [@isozdavid](/creator/undefined) [@prolificmogul](/creator/undefined) [@mattoninvesting](/creator/undefined) [@richtoad](/creator/undefined) [@fastbreakhoops5](/creator/undefined) [@haydencapital](/creator/undefined) [@firstadopter](/creator/undefined) [@thecinesthetic](/creator/undefined) [@pleistarchus](/creator/undefined) [@ericjthompson](/creator/undefined) [@shadyvc](/creator/undefined) [@drelidavid](/creator/undefined) [@typesfast](/creator/undefined) [@rawsalerts](/creator/undefined) [@jimcramer](/creator/undefined) [@caliphorniaqing](/creator/undefined) [@mlfootball](/creator/undefined) [@danielgross](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Goldman Sachs (GS)](/topic/goldman-sachs) [Morgan Stanley (MS)](/topic/morgan-stanley) [JPMorgan Chase (JPM)](/topic/jpmorgan-chase) [IBM (IBM)](/topic/ibm) [Lazard Ltd. Class A (LAZ)](/topic/$laz) [Yum China Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (YUMC)](/topic/$yumc) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "He invented the hedge fund before the world even had a name for it" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021634113929720281) 2026-02-11T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "From fishing in Chile to tech stocks in Spain and once mistaken for IT support this Tiger Cub hedge fund founder became a tech investing legend" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2015835903759941943) 2026-01-26T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] he founded JHL Capital Group a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm. As CEO and CIO he compounded returns at [----] percent annually and attracted major institutional clients including Baupost Group Omega Associates and Jaws Capital" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2016198290748944603) 2026-01-27T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "She ran the TMT book at a $17B Tiger Cub hedge fund stayed for [--] years then walked away to build something even bigger" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2016560682464907625) 2026-01-28T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "This guy went from M&A I-banker to Fed insider to Druckenmiller family office partner and now hes the official nominee for the next Fed chair" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2017647851707277520) 2026-01-31T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Kevin Warshs path began in Albany NY before Stanford University pulled him west where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy in [----]. He sharpened that foundation at Harvard Law School graduating cum laude with a J.D. in [----] then skipped the traditional legal route and jumped straight into Wall Street. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017647853254868995 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017647853254868995" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2017647853254868995) 2026-01-31T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "This chainsmoker built the most successful hedge fund ever 66% gross returns for [--] years then banned Wall Street types. His secret Math" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2018372618156487015) 2026-02-02T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In February [----] Edelman managed a $6 million biotech-focused book at First New York Securities. That same year he launched Perceptive Advisors with a strategy rooted in exploiting the disconnect between market perception and scientific reality. His approach emphasized deep data-driven diligence and a contrarian mindset often betting on misunderstood or undervalued therapeutic innovations. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018735009843015999 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018735009843015999" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2018735009843015999) 2026-02-03T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Under Edelmans leadership Perceptive has grown into a multi-billion-dollar firm staffed with MDs and PhDs while Edelman himself remains a psychology-trained outsidera vantage point that became central to the firm's distinct edge in biotech investing. Learn about top investors + equity research career tips in my blog (profile link) https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018735010866442509 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018735010866442509" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2018735010866442509) 2026-02-03T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "If youre applying to equity research roles only through LinkedIn youre already late. Some real roles: Arent labeled Equity Research Live on firm websites Disappear fast People using my board are landing interviews while others are still refreshing alerts. ๐ https://buff.ly/JQk9d2v https://buff.ly/JQk9d2v" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2018821917826781241) 2026-02-03T23:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "January [----] I called Fred Liu @HaydenCapital: I told him I quit my hedge fund analyst job without anything lined up. Fred asked me: so you gonna try another buy side seat or pursue entrepreneurship I said the latter. The rest is history. Great to catch up brother By the way Fred is looking for an intern based in Los Angeles (open to remote for exceptional talent) to help with special projects including building AI-driven research workflows. Youll also get to learn directly from him for free. Ive known Fred for eight years. If you get the chance to work with him youre very lucky. DM me for" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2018843100400189642) 2026-02-04T00:24Z [----] followers, 20K engagements "She built the $45T credit default swap market by [--] led JPMs top commodity desk then bet big on blockchain. The woman who rewired finance" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019097400325947562) 2026-02-04T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Blythe Masters is a British private equity and fintech leader renowned for shaping modern financial instruments. A former JPMorgan Chase executive she is credited with developing the credit default swap a financial innovation that transformed risk management and capital allocation. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019097402527879554 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019097402527879554" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019097402527879554) 2026-02-04T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Over her [--] years at JPMorgan Masters held roles including CFO of the Investment Bank and head of Global Commodities. Under her leadership the bank became the top revenue earner in commodities before regulatory scrutiny prompted the sale of its physical commodities business. Masters departed JPMorgan in [----] after facilitating the $3.5 billion sale" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019097405572972596) 2026-02-04T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "From [----] to [----] Masters served as CEO of Digital Asset Holdings a blockchain startup focused on modernizing settlement systems. She secured $100 million in funding from major financial institutions and spearheaded projects for clients like the Australian Securities Exchange. Masters later transitioned to a strategic advisor role at the company. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019097406617370999 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019097406617370999" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019097406617370999) 2026-02-04T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Masters is a founding partner at Motive Partners a fintech-focused private equity firm and the current Group CEO of FNZ a wealth management platform. Learn about top investors + equity research career tips in my blog (profile link)" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019097407527473611) 2026-02-04T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Single-LP hedge fund launches are becoming the norm. A new energy and commodities fund spun out of Millennium will manage $1.5 billion from MLP exclusively through [----]. Founder is ex-Och Ziff and former GS trader. Millennium is backing another internal spin-out this time in commodities. Chaitanya Mehra is launching Echion with about $1.5b from MLP. Echion will initially manage MLPs capital exclusively with the option to open to external investors from [----] https://t.co/q5mcWF0cjg Millennium is backing another internal spin-out this time in commodities. Chaitanya Mehra is launching Echion" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019126737481953756) 2026-02-04T19:11Z [----] followers, 21.7K engagements "People have landed: Buy-side roles Hedge fund interviews Sell-side ER seats Long-only jobs All from one thing: Seeing roles they never wouldve found otherwise. Equity research hiring is opaque. This board makes it visible. ๐ https://buff.ly/JQk9d2v https://buff.ly/JQk9d2v" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019184305222594836) 2026-02-04T23:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "You leave the buy-side when doing solid work isnt enough to change your outcome" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019221956101292199) 2026-02-05T01:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Career Stalled Hedge fund investing is not a doer industry. Youre not judged on effortyoure judged on results. If you dont produce youre out" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019221956873109657) 2026-02-05T01:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "This Wall Street was fired multiple times. Broke [--] bones. Took on Jamie Dimon. Still standing. His career is pure Wall Street rebellion" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019459787214274576) 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Mike Mayo (b. [----] Baltimore MD USA) is Managing Director and Head of U.S. Large-Cap Bank Research at Wells Fargo. He earned a bachelors degree in mathematics from the University of Maryland in [----] and an MBA from George Washington University in 1987completing both while working part-time at IBM. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459788812206537 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459788812206537" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019459788812206537) 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Mayo broke into Wall Street after numerous rejections eventually securing a position at UBS. He went on to cover large-cap U.S. banks at Lehman Brothers Credit Suisse Prudential CLSA and others. Known for his unflinching critiques and refusal to flatter executives Mayo was often a contrarian voice. His bluntness led to multiple firingsmost notably after criticizing Citigroups accounting before the [----] financial crisis a stance later vindicated. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459790812885279 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459790812885279" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019459790812885279) 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "He once said If I ever say good quarter guys just go ahead and fire me. That ethos came to a head in [----] when Mayo confronted JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon with [--] sharp questions at the companys shareholder meeting. Dimon called the exchange ridiculous but the moment cemented Mayos reputation as a fearless advocate for transparency and accountability. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459791786000730 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459791786000730" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019459791786000730) 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Since joining Wells Fargo in [----] he has leaned into the banking sectors tech transformation. In a [----] Bloomberg interview he wore a hoodie to highlight the rise of automation; on CNBC he cut his tie live on air to induct himself into Silicon Valley culture" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019459792641646885) 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@firstadopter Yes we can read the press release. Just post the damn investor letter and deck" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019574803393565166) 2026-02-06T00:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Lately Ive seen plenty of buy-side people jump to corporate finance or IR. Cant blame them. I was chatting with a friend the other day about how different life might look if wed just started out as junior FP&A analysts at a big tech company and stayed put. With the right stock options maybe we wouldnt be buying in Hillsborough or the Hamptons but we could probably swing something in one of the countrys two priciest real estate markets" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019584358739251455) 2026-02-06T01:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Instead I chased financeactuary to middle-office in NYC took on MBA debt landed my dream job then left it. Not what I planned but if I hadnt learned all that finance stuff I love thered be no Richard Toad or anything I do now. So no regrets. All those zigzags gave me this weird mix of technical skills and storytellingperfect for being an edu-tainer. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019584359653584912 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019584359653584912" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019584359653584912) 2026-02-06T01:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Mark Schoenebaums path began in Indianapolis where early discipline shaped the intensity that later defined his research career. At Indiana University he first pursued Violin Performance before shifting to History earning his B.A. in [----]. He then attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine completing his M.D. in [----] and building the scientific foundation that became his competitive edge on Wall Street" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019822203097710810) 2026-02-06T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "That same year he entered equity research as a junior biotech analyst at CIBC. His mix of medical training and financial rigor quickly set him apart. He moved through Piper Jaffray Bear Stearns and Deutsche Bank sharpening a speed of analysis that soon became legendary" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019822204309983301) 2026-02-06T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "You assume the money will follow you after the buy-side. It usually doesnt" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019946736655982935) 2026-02-07T01:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Lets get straight to the most obvious pointmoney. Hedge fund is one of the highest-paid career paths right up there with law medicine and PE/VC. Youre paid well for the hard work long hours and high stakes. But theres a catch" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019946737478021355) 2026-02-07T01:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Unless youre the founder of a hedge fund youll probably feel like you should be making more for the value you bring. The reality Youre not the owneryoure a salaried employee (granted with more variable pay than most other fields). In most single-manager funds the owner keeps the lions share of the economics. You can call that unfair but try starting a hedge fund yourself and see how tough it is. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019946738438508586 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019946738438508586" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019946738438508586) 2026-02-07T01:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "You can make good money in hedge funds but if your goal is financial independence you still need to create enough value to either be the owner or be given ownership as a partner. Otherwise hedge fund work is just another high-paying job" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019946739545894991) 2026-02-07T01:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "This investor was Carl Icahns right hand man who raised $250M from Soros to become an activist built for hard knocks" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2020184548164645109) 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Keith Meister earned his A.B. in government cum laude from Harvard College in [----] before beginning his career at Lazard Freres and later NorthStar Capital. In January [----] he became Co President of J Net Ventures an information technology and software capital venture fund serving until September [----]. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020184549846626696 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020184549846626696" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2020184549846626696) 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Widely viewed as Carl Icahns right-hand man he was picked to serve on multiple public company boards and became a pivotal figure inside the Icahn empire" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2020184551633387964) 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "He joined the Board of Directors at GeneDx in January [----] and also serves on the boards of MGM Resorts and BetMGM. ๐ Comment GUIDE to unlock my free database of world-class investor bios and equity research career guide" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2020184554208670140) 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@TheCinesthetic Hoyt saved by good karma" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2020351312014303469) 2026-02-08T04:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@g31556 Here you go https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021095962488471727) 2026-02-10T05:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Right after Harvard he helped co-found The Baupost Group in [----] with $27M alongside William J. Poorvu Howard Stevenson Jordan Baruch and Isaac Auerbach" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021271733446095344) 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "He rejected rigid silos chasing mispriced assets anywhere they appeared. His intensity became legend: salespeople at Goldman Sachs reportedly hesitated to pick up when he calledhis questions cut that deep" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021271735539032120) 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@Pleistarchus__ Here you go https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021648072049406373) 2026-02-11T18:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@isozdavid https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career/" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021836795928060308) 2026-02-12T06:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "He launched his career in the Merchant Banking Group at Morgan Stanley sharpening his analytical instincts before joining Julian Robertson at Tiger Management in the early 1990s. By [----] he had risen to president and from [----] to [----] he ran portfolios that cemented his reputation within the elite Tiger Cub circle. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996521680470459 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996521680470459" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021996521680470459) 2026-02-12T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@eric_j_thompson OMG forgot Paul Walker was in Varsity Blues" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2022020993565569449) 2026-02-12T18:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "How did a hedge-fund founder turn distressed bonds into Americas rare-earth supply-chain lifeline" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2016198288563692009) 2026-01-27T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "James Litinsky grew up in Chicago and earned a B.A. in Economics from Yale University before completing both a J.D. and an M.B.A. at Northwestern Universitys School of Law and Kellogg School of Management. He began his career in merchant banking at Allen and Company then moved into the Director of Finance role at Omnicom Group followed by a position at Fortress Investment Group. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016198289775849619 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016198289775849619" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2016198289775849619) 2026-01-27T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "He began his career at the Federal Reserve in Washington D.C. as a junior financial examiner. There he developed a commitment to independent analysisfree from the pressures of politics or profitthat would shape his approach for decades" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2019459789726580846) 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In December [----] he founded Corvex Management LP as Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer. Soros Fund Management seeded the event driven hedge fund with $250M as he pursued transactional activism focused on restructuring and value unlocking" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2020184552501551308) 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Around [----] he pushed ADT to expand its share buyback program. Around [----] he built a major activist stake in Yum Brands and joined its board influencing the spin off of Yum China. In the mid 2010s he engaged with The Williams Companies and served on its board. In [----] he secured a board seat at MGM Resorts after Corvex acquired a significant position advocating for stronger shareholder returns. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020184553411731552 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020184553411731552" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2020184553411731552) 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Karen KarniolTambour (b. [----] Netanya Israel) is CoChief Investment Officer at Bridgewater Associates the worlds largest hedge fund" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2020909337191850234) 2026-02-09T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "She holds a B.A. from Princeton Universitys School of Public and International Affairs. Upon graduation in [----] she joined Bridgewater initially intending to pursue an academic path. Instead she found herself drawn to the firms intellectual rigor and systematic approach to understanding global markets. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020909338269810956 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020909338269810956" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2020909338269810956) 2026-02-09T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "This billionaire turned $27M into $27B terrified Goldman Sachs salespeople and wrote a book now worth $3000. Guess what he earned year one" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021271730048610418) 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Seth Klarmans path began at Cornell University where he earned his economics degree in [----]. During his junior year a family connection led him to Mutual Shares Corporation. Max Heine opened the door and Michael Price pulled him into the world of deep-value investing tossing him into special situations arbitrage and distressed debt. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021271731646628207 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021271731646628207" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021271731646628207) 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "After [--] months there he headed to Harvard Business School graduating in [----] as a Baker Scholar. A summer at Salomon Brothers gave him broad market exposure but his heart stayed in investing" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021271732569444495) 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Initially built to allocate capital externally the firm pivoted when concerns over group think pushed them to hand Klarman the reins. He accepted just a $35000 salary and began investing with an open opportunistic mandate" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021271734461038913) 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@ProlificMogul https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021418483507134695) 2026-02-11T02:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@HighyieldHarry Hang this in the Louvre" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021712350605451312) 2026-02-11T22:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "This Tiger Cub hedge fund founder built a $6B hedge fund delivered 15%+ returns for over [--] years and then walked away" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021996518928982414) 2026-02-12T17:15Z [----] followers, 60.8K engagements "John Griffin grew up in Virginia before heading to University of Virginia where he earned his bachelors degree in [----]. Five years later he entered Stanford Graduate School of Business for his MBA studying alongside Andreas Halvorsenfuture founder of Viking Global Investors and fellow Tiger Cub. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996520623485330 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996520623485330" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021996520623485330) 2026-02-12T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2022054471287845053) 2026-02-12T21:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Abby Joseph Cohen was born in a Jewish household in Queens New York and from an early age she moved through the world with a curiosity that refused to sit still. At Cornell University she earned her B.A. in economics and computer science in [----] a combination that signaled the analytical career she was about to build. By [----] she completed her M.S. in economics at George Washington University later adding three honorary doctorates including one in engineering and secured her CFA designation in 1980" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2022358894861828454) 2026-02-13T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Then came 2007Blue Ridge surged 65% a year so strong it reportedly earned Griffin $620M. Assets swelled to $6B at the firms peak. And then at the height of his success he did the opposite of Wall Street convention: he returned capital and closed the fund in 2017" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021996523530203142) 2026-02-12T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Blue Ridge became a launchpad for future hedge fund leaders including Angela Aldrich (Bayberry Capital) Rick Gerson (Alpha Wave Global) David Greenspan (Slate Path Capital) Chris Hansen (Valiant Capital) Robert Mignone (Bridger Capital) and Eric Wong (Stillpoint Investments). ๐ Comment GUIDE to unlock my FREE database of world-class investor bios https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996524499005695 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996524499005695" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021996524499005695) 2026-02-12T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@MattOnInvesting https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2022057313784541244) 2026-02-12T21:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Her career launched in [----] at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington D.C. where she spent four formative years. She then stepped into roles as economist and quantitative research director at T. Rowe Price Associates" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2022358895776166202) 2026-02-13T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "After graduation Damola began as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs where he learned the rigor of markets and precision of deal execution. From there he went on to become a Private Equity Associate at TPG Inc expanding his lens to company strategy and longterm value creation. Driven to deepen his strategic toolkit Damola enrolled at Harvard Business School for his MBA. At HBS he served as a Portfolio Manager for the HBS Investment Club managing real capital and shaping real outcomes. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2004964264600113463 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2004964264600113463" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2004964264600113463) 2025-12-27T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "After a brief stop at Barclays de Zoete Wedd she joined Goldman Sachs in New York City in [----] as a vice president and co-chair of the Investment Policy Committee. The trajectory was steep: managing director in [----] partner in 1998" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2022358898095648797) 2026-02-13T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Yesterday I published [----] Q4 hedge fund roundup - launches shutdowns and pivots. We discuss a major hedge fund industry trend and news around D1 Capital Candlestick Capital Point72 Asset Management Millennium Management and Brevan Howard. Subscribe to view for free: https://richard-toad.ghost.io/q4-2025-hedge-fund-roundup/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/q4-2025-hedge-fund-roundup/" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2005700538579722637) 2025-12-29T18:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "She wanted to become a professor instead she is now the co-CIO of the world's biggest macro hedge fund" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2020909335761584389) 2026-02-09T17:15Z [----] followers, 64.2K engagements "@shady_vc https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career/" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2022146262292963699) 2026-02-13T03:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Alfred Winslow Jones was born in Melbourne and moved to the United States at age four. He went on to Harvard University for his undergraduate degree then earned a Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2021634115477352539) 2026-02-11T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "You think walking away from hedge funds means you lost. It usually means you chose" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2022483452692459719) 2026-02-14T01:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Stepping away from the hedge fund world does not make you a failure. It just means the path no longer aligns with your priorities. A career as a hedge fund investor is not for everyone. And just because others are still in it doesnt mean their lives are perfect. They might be glued to their phones dealing with a position blowing up. The outside perception rarely matches the reality of the grind. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022483453598388447 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022483453598388447" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2022483453598388447) 2026-02-14T01:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Her reputation accelerated in the 1990s when she called the bull market early and secured the title of Institutional Investors top strategist in [----] and [----]. CNBC later dubbed the March [----] downturn The Abby Effect after she urged investors to trim internet exposure. Yet like much of Wall Street she missed the magnitude of the [----] crisis; Goldmans forecast of the S&P [---] reaching [----] in [----] was later sharply revised. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022358899131564397 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022358899131564397" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2022358899131564397) 2026-02-13T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "My takeaways from Philippe Laffont's (Coatue Management) interview with David Rubinstein (Carlyle Group) AI Overhyped If everyone is talking about it it must be priced in right No. Laffont has always emphasized focusing on tech stocks with high valuations as a starting point because thats the market signal that a real trend is forming. Laffont is very positive about AI and investment opportunities. He drew an analogy: he invested in Apple when everyone was talking about it and he made a lot of money in Apple stock. How to Make Money in the AI Supercycle When asked whether to play AI through" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1807263608960946617) 2024-06-30T04:03Z [----] followers, 204.2K engagements "A (Bad) Day In the Life of An Equity Research Associate This was a day during peak earnings season. 6:00am Wake up brush teeth shower make coffee. 6:30am Attempt to read Wall Street Journal but fail. Instead I watch last nights NBA highlights for an hour. 7:30am Head to office while listening to podcast about an investing nerd interviewing another investing nerd 7:45am I observe a giant line of people waiting to get breakfast from this flimsy food truck owned by this gentleman who sells watery coffee for $1.50 and stale donuts / bagels for $2.00. After a 15-min wait I get my turn and order" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1811790370386378993) 2024-07-12T15:51Z [----] followers, 121.7K engagements "@DrEliDavid Biden doesn't remember today Mick Jagger doesn't remember the 70's" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1812250094806462733) 2024-07-13T22:17Z [----] followers, 27.4K engagements "From the jungles of Wall Street to the top of the hedge fund game meet the Tiger Cubsproteges of Julian Robertson who are redefining the world of finance. ๐ฏ๐ A ๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1828553544020173086) 2024-08-27T22:01Z [----] followers, 49.6K engagements "Why elite hedge funds are obsessed with IB/PE-type candidates Many of you ask why elite single-manager hedge funds (SMs) are so enamored with talent from an elite 2+2 (IB+PE) background. Here are my thoughts: A๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1832469229511307344) 2024-09-07T17:21Z [----] followers, 60.9K engagements "Liang Wenfeng ( b. [----] Zhanjiang China) is a Chinese entrepreneur co-founder of the quantitative hedge fund High-Flyer and founder of its AI division DeepSeek. Liang earned a Bachelors in electronic information engineering (2007) and a Masters in information and communication engineering (2010) from Zhejiang University. After graduation he moved to a cheap flat in Chengdu experimenting with AI applicationsmost of which failed until he turned to finance. In [----] he co-founded an investment firm to integrate AI with quantitative trading. Three years later he and two classmates launched Ningbo" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1884280108787327165) 2025-01-28T16:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "David Shaw (b. [----] Los Angeles CA) is an American billionaire scientist and hedge fund manager best known as the founder of D. E. Shaw & Co. a pioneering quantitative hedge fund. Shaw graduated summa cum laude from the University of California San Diego in [----] with a double major in mathematics and applied physics and information science. He went on to earn both his MSc and PhD in computer science from Stanford University in [----]. After completing his doctoral studies Shaw became an assistant professor in the computer science department at Columbia University where he conducted" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1885373359892160734) 2025-01-31T17:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@HighyieldHarry You are not getting hired anywhere with this template" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1905642341681254761) 2025-03-28T15:25Z [----] followers, 42K engagements "@FastbreakHoops5 Just hella hall of famers eating burgers and fries ๐คค" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1909385052552937678) 2025-04-07T23:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@HighyieldHarry Love how he had the audacity to hook the audience with Buffett had Geico" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1928261918529085793) 2025-05-30T01:27Z [----] followers, 18.7K engagements "Fired multiple times. Broke [--] bones. Took on Jamie Dimon. Still standing. This analysts career is pure Wall Street rebellion" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1928470815999234316) 2025-05-30T15:17Z [----] followers, 93.8K engagements "Most stock pitches read like book reports. Heres how to write one a PM actually wants to readdos donts" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1930784308546998499) 2025-06-06T00:30Z [----] followers, 38.6K engagements "Just published a primer on the [--] public equity investment firms in New Jersey. We profile a few activists healthcare L/S fund a market-neutral real estate fund and some sizeable long onlys. Good funds dont post jobsthey hire when they want. Job leads are relationship-driven and every PM looks for highly specific traits in candidates. Thats why I built this primer: It breaks down hedge funds and long-onlys by region strategy sector and founder background so you can: 1) find funds you've never heard of; 2) tailor your stock pitch to your audience; 3) build rapport with decision-makers. Save" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1934281082851197248) 2025-06-15T16:05Z [----] followers, 12.6K engagements "She ran track at Penn. Now she runs $25B for Sorosreplacing hedge fund stars with models and breaking every old Wall Street rule" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1937167630168621548) 2025-06-23T15:15Z [----] followers, 18.1K engagements "Lost $5M at [--] then built a $5B fortuneand seeded legends like Eddie Lampert Roger Staubach and David Bonderman. Who was he" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1938254823050080324) 2025-06-26T15:15Z [----] followers, 16.6K engagements "He walked out on Morgan Stanley launched his own firmand hit the league tables with one deal. Then he made $164M in a year" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1944427899278237899) 2025-07-13T16:05Z [----] followers, 18.5K engagements "This chainsmoker built the most successful hedge fund ever 66% gross returns for [--] years then banned Wall Street types. His secret Math" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1945864915526332503) 2025-07-17T15:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@typesfast Founder-led content marketing" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1945880799938752624) 2025-07-17T16:18Z [----] followers, 66K engagements "Sell-side research is evolving: JP Morgan is now doing equity research on private companiesstarting with OpenAI. This isnt your typical sell-side coverage: no ratings no price targets no earnings estimates. Just deep dives on companies riding big secular trends like AI and enterprise software. Why now Private markets are swallowing more capital than ever. ** SpaceX was valued at $350B last yearbigger than 95% of the S&P [---] ** Bytedance has been marked up to $400B+ by three major investors ** [----] unicorns globally (PitchBook) Yet these firms are mostly ignored by traditional Wall Street" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1946265784872997217) 2025-07-18T17:48Z [----] followers, 44.1K engagements "46 when he died. #1 on Wall Street for [--] years. The biotech analyst who moved markets before anyone else" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1957111446556357094) 2025-08-17T16:05Z [----] followers, 35K engagements "CFO at [--]. Fired at [--]. Now runs the biggest bank in America and is worth over $1B. His comeback is one for the ages" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1959998010340888994) 2025-08-25T15:15Z [----] followers, 43.3K engagements "Former Viking Global CIO Ning Jins new fund Avantyr is coming together. According to filings the firm will launch with about [--] investment staff and will focus on TMT consumer financials and industrials. Jin has already recruited a strong group of ex-analysts and associates: - Terrence Cheng ex-L2 Capital and ex-Tybourne Capital will lead Industrials. - Adam Marcus ex-Maven and ex-Tourbillon Capital will lead Financials. - Lea Zhang ex-Coatue covering tech and consumer. - Christopher Parks ex-Matrix Capital (Tiger Cub David Goels firm). - Andrew Seketa ex-Blackstone covering TMT. -" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1961994441063071933) 2025-08-31T03:28Z [----] followers, 66.6K engagements "@FastbreakHoops5 Gerald green gotta be first ballot man" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1964127752195334634) 2025-09-06T00:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "He skipped law bought distressed real estate no one wanted and pulled off a $36B exit before the [--] crash" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1968695309518749971) 2025-09-18T15:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Balyasny Builds $15B Longaeva Unit Under Peter Goodwin Peter Goodwin one of Dmitry Balyasnys most expensive hires has assembled a team of at least [--] investment professionals to launch a new equities trading unit inside Balyasny Asset Management (BAM). Goodwin a former Point72 money manager is now running Longaeva Partners an internal group expected to deploy up to $15 billion in leveraged capital. His team known internally as sector leads includes veterans from Citadel Millennium and other top-tier funds. Longaeva named after a tree known for its thousand-year lifespan becomes BAMs third" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1976511960687759797) 2025-10-10T04:55Z [----] followers, 25.9K engagements "Viking Globals Staff Are Flooding Their New AI Bot With Questions But Its Not Picking Stocks Yet At Viking Global the $53 billion Tiger Cub hedge fund employees are firing off about three questions per minute to their newest in-house AI chatbot VikingGPT [---] a sharp spike from last years usage. The firm says the proprietary tool is taking on grunt work brainstorming trade ideas and speeding up operations according to an investor letter seen by Bloomberg. Deputy CIO Previn Mankodi even used it to challenge an investment thesis. Still one thing VikingGPT [---] isnt doing is making trades." [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1979242939009372427) 2025-10-17T17:47Z [----] followers, 153.5K engagements "This chainsmoker built the most successful hedge fund ever 66% gross returns for [--] years then banned Wall Street types. His secret Math" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1985030401018982564) 2025-11-02T17:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Steve Cohens Point72 Splits Stock-Picking Units Launches New Brand Valist Steve Cohens $41.5 billion hedge fund Point72 Asset Management is restructuring its fundamental stock-picking business. Starting January [----] the firm will divide the group into two distinct brands Point72 Equities and Valist. Valist will kick off with about a dozen investing teams covering a range of sectors. Both brands will continue reporting to Harry Schwefel Point72s cochief investment officer. While both operate under the same parent fund the two groups will differ in subtle but important ways including where they" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1985406157276799181) 2025-11-03T17:58Z [----] followers, 49.7K engagements "@rawsalerts" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1986692125644513481) 2025-11-07T07:08Z [----] followers, 41.3K engagements "Per Hedge Fund Alert San Francisco-based "Farallon-cub" $2B AUM event-driven and activist hedge fund Indaba Capital is shutting down. Founder Derek Schrier will open his family office" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1988687948259434915) 2025-11-12T19:18Z [----] followers, 20.8K engagements "Griffin earned a bachelors degree from the University of Virginia in [----] followed by an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in [----] where he was a classmate of Andreas Halvorsen founder of Viking Global Investorsanother prominent "Tiger Cub" hedge fund" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1989004135060869233) 2025-11-13T16:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "He began his career as a financial analyst in Morgan Stanleys Merchant Banking Group before joining Julian Robertsons Tiger Management in the early 1990s. Griffin rose to president in [----] and managed portfolios from [----] to [----] solidifying his status among the Tiger Cubsa cohort of Robertson protgs who would later launch their own influential funds. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1989004136336027845 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1989004136336027845" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1989004136336027845) 2025-11-13T16:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Two lines that will stay viral for a long time: "May I meet you" "Geographically monogamous"" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1989887480099950978) 2025-11-16T02:45Z [----] followers, 346.6K engagements "Erdoes began her career at Stein Roe & Farnham in Chicago later joining Bankers Trust as an analyst in corporate finance merchant banking and high-yield underwriting" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1993367875239780746) 2025-11-25T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Were Gonna Need a Bigger Oat Oatly $OTLY" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1700541687624307161) 2023-09-09T16:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "By December [----] Whitney joined Bermudian insurer Arch Capital Group to oversee outside investment firms. From [----] to [----] Whitney served as CFO of Kindbody a high-growth health and technology company" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1933543757812486406) 2025-06-13T15:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Lauren briefly studied business at CUNY Baruch College before serving in the United States Army from [----] to [----]. After his military service he worked at Brooks Brothers and as a tie salesman for Rivetz. At age [--] while working for Beau Brummell he launched his own line of mens ties in [----] establishing The Ralph Lauren Corporation. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1947676879785205957 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1947676879785205957" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1947676879785205957) 2025-07-22T15:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Sundheim began his career in merchant banking at Bear Stearns. In his spare time outside of working hundred-hour weeks Sundheim won four monthly best investing idea awards under the alias Sunny329" on Joel Greenblatts Value Investors Club website. One of which was a thesis to short the stock of Orthodontic Centers of America (OCA") alleging fraud that forced the company to respond to the claim publicly. OCA eventually filed for bankruptcy. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1974131185178521907 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1974131185178521907" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1974131185178521907) 2025-10-03T15:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "He began his career in merchant banking at Allen & Company then served as Director of Finance at Omnicom Group and later worked at Fortress Investment Group" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1982116219806265667) 2025-10-25T16:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "At Columbia he interned at Blue Ridge Capital with John Griffin and worked closely with Pete Daneker who specialized in financials. To sharpen his edge in financial institutions he also took night classes at NYU on structured finance and consumer credit" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1992640553075322971) 2025-11-23T17:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "That same year he launched J.C. Flowers & Co. a firm that would go on to deploy over $16 billion in capital across complex often distressed financial sector transactions. One of its early landmark deals was the [----] acquisition of Japans Shinsei Bank" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1995904582317146162) 2025-12-02T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "But Rogers also made a name for himself on the court. As captain of the [------] Princeton Tigers mens basketball team he led them to an Ivy League co-championship under Hall of Fame coach Pete Carril the creator of the Princeton offense. After college Rogers joined William Blair as a stockbroker in Chicago. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2002065169464070223 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2002065169464070223" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2002065169464070223) 2025-12-19T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "I just published [----] Q4 hedge fund roundup - launches shutdowns and pivots. We discuss a major hedge fund industry trend and news around D1 Capital Candlestick Capital Point72 Asset Management Millennium Management and Brevan Howard. Subscribe to view for free: https://richard-toad.ghost.io/q4-2025-hedge-fund-roundup/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/q4-2025-hedge-fund-roundup/" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2005324015775477819) 2025-12-28T17:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Tomorrow at 12pm EST I am publishing [----] Q4 hedge fund roundup - launches shutdowns and pivots. We discuss a major hedge fund industry trend and news around D1 Capital Candlestick Capital Point72 Asset Management Millennium Management and Brevan Howard. Subscribe to my newsletter so you receive it tomorrow in your email (only free and paid subscribers can view the article) https://richard-toad.ghost.io/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/2004967689274417223) 2025-12-27T17:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "1/ Meet Brad Jacobs a man who turned bold ideas into billion-dollar empires. Hes founded eight companies six of which went public: United Rentals XPO Logistics and its spin-offs GXO and RXO United Waste Systems and QXO Inc. But it all started with a leap of faith" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1835348073909780964) 2024-09-15T16:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "8/ Fast forward to June 2024: Jacobs founded QXO Inc. aiming to disrupt the building products distribution industry. He raised $4.5 billion in equitythe largest in the building products sector to date. A true game-changer" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1835348153559642466) 2024-09-15T16:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] Gross co-founded Greplin a search engine for personal data across platforms. The company was later rebranded as Cue offering predictive search capabilities. Cue raised $10 million from Index Ventures and other investors before being acquired by Apple in [----] for a reported $4060 million. Following the acquisition Gross joined Apple as a director where he led initiatives in machine learning and AI. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1960360390518337713 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1960360390518337713" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1960360390518337713) 2025-08-26T15:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@jimcramer Short signal established" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1506008762582110216) 2022-03-21T20:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@HighyieldHarry Now watch this drive" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1806032330290790861) 2024-06-26T18:30Z [----] followers, 25.2K engagements "Hedge fund due diligence vs. Long only due diligence" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1818786664762028103) 2024-07-31T23:11Z [----] followers, 56.4K engagements "@caliphorniaqing Demi Moore pulling a diva-mode Mariah Carey" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1876389673972744578) 2025-01-06T22:05Z [----] followers, 117.8K engagements "He built a quant hedge fund empire with scientists survived a near-collapse and now pushes the frontiers of biotech. David Shaws story is anything but ordinary.๐" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1885373357690073481) 2025-01-31T17:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Struggling to ramp up on new sectors ๐ Heres how top investors build conviction fastby reading the right things. A thread on how my investing & sector reading list helps you speed up sector mastery and build your own stock-picking process ๐งต๐" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1886483675115872326) 2025-02-03T18:35Z [----] followers, 83.4K engagements "@_MLFootball The mom has the potential of a left tackle" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1916034881454542970) 2025-04-26T07:41Z [----] followers, 86K engagements "Why Columbias investing edge stands outhad to share this CBS site gem. I spot some legends (chime in if I missed any names). John Griffin - founder Blue Ridge (Tiger Cub) Chase Coleman - founder Tiger Global (Tiger Cub) David Greenspan - founder Slate Path (Tiger Grandcub worked at Blue Ridge) Ethan Binder - PM Slate Path (also worked at Blue Ridge) Roberto Mignone - founder Bridger (Tiger Grandcub worked at Blue Ridge) Chase Sheridan - PM Sequoia Fund (Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb) Alessandro Valentini - PM Causeway Patrick Fu - Founder Dandelion Capital (formerly with Sequoia Capital Global" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1927411978332438860) 2025-05-27T17:09Z [----] followers, 36.3K engagements "James Simons (b. [----] Brookline MA) was a billionaire mathematician and a hedge fund manager. He was the founder of Renaissance Technologies (RenTech) a quantitative hedge fund" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1945864916453179729) 2025-07-17T15:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Hedge funds dont hire applicants. They tap pedigrees networks and leverage. These [--] paths are how its done: #5 MBA" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1951440341858427028) 2025-08-02T00:30Z [----] followers, 19.3K engagements "Buy-side isnt about IQ flexingits athletic. Reps cycles stamina. If you treat it like a desk job you're already losing: Few True Greats" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1956845972425760996) 2025-08-16T22:30Z [----] followers, 20.5K engagements "What I learned from Dan Sundheim's rare podcast appearance (didn't even feed this through ChatGPT): - Buy before research: Initiate position before fully vet an idea (Stan Druckenmiller style) - Don't hire lateral stock pickers: D1 doesn't hire from other public shops prefers PE candidates - they have technical skills and no preconception on how to pick stocks which is a good thing - Analyst hit rate not as high as he likes: Takes a PE hire [--] years to ramp but hit rate for hires that add value is lower than he likes at D1 hard to find someone with intuition for making money in stocks - Very" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1981390975370227936) 2025-10-23T16:03Z [----] followers, 376.5K engagements "He turned $6M into billionswithout a PhD in biotech. The secret One word: perception" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1984652915508666377) 2025-11-01T16:05Z [----] followers, 31.3K engagements "@buccocapital" [X Link](https://x.com/rich_toad/status/1989463248991817925) 2025-11-14T22:39Z [----] followers, 15.2K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@rich_toad Toad CapitalToad Capital posts on X about investment, wall street, fund, finance the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Social category influence finance 40.15% stocks 13.14% countries 8.03% financial services #2793 travel destinations 3.65% technology brands 2.92% agencies 1.46% celebrities 1.46% musicians 1.46% social networks 0.73%
Social topic influence investment #3397, wall street #301, fund #50, finance 5.84%, in the 5.84%, business #4848, asset management 3.65%, point72 3.65%, the world 2.92%, stocks 2.92%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @highyieldharry @g31556 @isozdavid @prolificmogul @mattoninvesting @richtoad @fastbreakhoops5 @haydencapital @firstadopter @thecinesthetic @pleistarchus @ericjthompson @shadyvc @drelidavid @typesfast @rawsalerts @jimcramer @caliphorniaqing @mlfootball @danielgross
Top assets mentioned Goldman Sachs (GS) Morgan Stanley (MS) JPMorgan Chase (JPM) IBM (IBM) Lazard Ltd. Class A (LAZ) Yum China Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (YUMC)
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"He invented the hedge fund before the world even had a name for it"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"From fishing in Chile to tech stocks in Spain and once mistaken for IT support this Tiger Cub hedge fund founder became a tech investing legend"
X Link 2026-01-26T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] he founded JHL Capital Group a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm. As CEO and CIO he compounded returns at [----] percent annually and attracted major institutional clients including Baupost Group Omega Associates and Jaws Capital"
X Link 2026-01-27T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"She ran the TMT book at a $17B Tiger Cub hedge fund stayed for [--] years then walked away to build something even bigger"
X Link 2026-01-28T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"This guy went from M&A I-banker to Fed insider to Druckenmiller family office partner and now hes the official nominee for the next Fed chair"
X Link 2026-01-31T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Kevin Warshs path began in Albany NY before Stanford University pulled him west where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy in [----]. He sharpened that foundation at Harvard Law School graduating cum laude with a J.D. in [----] then skipped the traditional legal route and jumped straight into Wall Street. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017647853254868995 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017647853254868995"
X Link 2026-01-31T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"This chainsmoker built the most successful hedge fund ever 66% gross returns for [--] years then banned Wall Street types. His secret Math"
X Link 2026-02-02T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In February [----] Edelman managed a $6 million biotech-focused book at First New York Securities. That same year he launched Perceptive Advisors with a strategy rooted in exploiting the disconnect between market perception and scientific reality. His approach emphasized deep data-driven diligence and a contrarian mindset often betting on misunderstood or undervalued therapeutic innovations. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018735009843015999 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018735009843015999"
X Link 2026-02-03T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Under Edelmans leadership Perceptive has grown into a multi-billion-dollar firm staffed with MDs and PhDs while Edelman himself remains a psychology-trained outsidera vantage point that became central to the firm's distinct edge in biotech investing. Learn about top investors + equity research career tips in my blog (profile link) https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018735010866442509 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018735010866442509"
X Link 2026-02-03T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"If youre applying to equity research roles only through LinkedIn youre already late. Some real roles: Arent labeled Equity Research Live on firm websites Disappear fast People using my board are landing interviews while others are still refreshing alerts. ๐ https://buff.ly/JQk9d2v https://buff.ly/JQk9d2v"
X Link 2026-02-03T23:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"January [----] I called Fred Liu @HaydenCapital: I told him I quit my hedge fund analyst job without anything lined up. Fred asked me: so you gonna try another buy side seat or pursue entrepreneurship I said the latter. The rest is history. Great to catch up brother By the way Fred is looking for an intern based in Los Angeles (open to remote for exceptional talent) to help with special projects including building AI-driven research workflows. Youll also get to learn directly from him for free. Ive known Fred for eight years. If you get the chance to work with him youre very lucky. DM me for"
X Link 2026-02-04T00:24Z [----] followers, 20K engagements
"She built the $45T credit default swap market by [--] led JPMs top commodity desk then bet big on blockchain. The woman who rewired finance"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Blythe Masters is a British private equity and fintech leader renowned for shaping modern financial instruments. A former JPMorgan Chase executive she is credited with developing the credit default swap a financial innovation that transformed risk management and capital allocation. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019097402527879554 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019097402527879554"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Over her [--] years at JPMorgan Masters held roles including CFO of the Investment Bank and head of Global Commodities. Under her leadership the bank became the top revenue earner in commodities before regulatory scrutiny prompted the sale of its physical commodities business. Masters departed JPMorgan in [----] after facilitating the $3.5 billion sale"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"From [----] to [----] Masters served as CEO of Digital Asset Holdings a blockchain startup focused on modernizing settlement systems. She secured $100 million in funding from major financial institutions and spearheaded projects for clients like the Australian Securities Exchange. Masters later transitioned to a strategic advisor role at the company. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019097406617370999 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019097406617370999"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Masters is a founding partner at Motive Partners a fintech-focused private equity firm and the current Group CEO of FNZ a wealth management platform. Learn about top investors + equity research career tips in my blog (profile link)"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Single-LP hedge fund launches are becoming the norm. A new energy and commodities fund spun out of Millennium will manage $1.5 billion from MLP exclusively through [----]. Founder is ex-Och Ziff and former GS trader. Millennium is backing another internal spin-out this time in commodities. Chaitanya Mehra is launching Echion with about $1.5b from MLP. Echion will initially manage MLPs capital exclusively with the option to open to external investors from [----] https://t.co/q5mcWF0cjg Millennium is backing another internal spin-out this time in commodities. Chaitanya Mehra is launching Echion"
X Link 2026-02-04T19:11Z [----] followers, 21.7K engagements
"People have landed: Buy-side roles Hedge fund interviews Sell-side ER seats Long-only jobs All from one thing: Seeing roles they never wouldve found otherwise. Equity research hiring is opaque. This board makes it visible. ๐ https://buff.ly/JQk9d2v https://buff.ly/JQk9d2v"
X Link 2026-02-04T23:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"You leave the buy-side when doing solid work isnt enough to change your outcome"
X Link 2026-02-05T01:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Career Stalled Hedge fund investing is not a doer industry. Youre not judged on effortyoure judged on results. If you dont produce youre out"
X Link 2026-02-05T01:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"This Wall Street was fired multiple times. Broke [--] bones. Took on Jamie Dimon. Still standing. His career is pure Wall Street rebellion"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Mike Mayo (b. [----] Baltimore MD USA) is Managing Director and Head of U.S. Large-Cap Bank Research at Wells Fargo. He earned a bachelors degree in mathematics from the University of Maryland in [----] and an MBA from George Washington University in 1987completing both while working part-time at IBM. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459788812206537 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459788812206537"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Mayo broke into Wall Street after numerous rejections eventually securing a position at UBS. He went on to cover large-cap U.S. banks at Lehman Brothers Credit Suisse Prudential CLSA and others. Known for his unflinching critiques and refusal to flatter executives Mayo was often a contrarian voice. His bluntness led to multiple firingsmost notably after criticizing Citigroups accounting before the [----] financial crisis a stance later vindicated. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459790812885279 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459790812885279"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"He once said If I ever say good quarter guys just go ahead and fire me. That ethos came to a head in [----] when Mayo confronted JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon with [--] sharp questions at the companys shareholder meeting. Dimon called the exchange ridiculous but the moment cemented Mayos reputation as a fearless advocate for transparency and accountability. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459791786000730 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019459791786000730"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Since joining Wells Fargo in [----] he has leaned into the banking sectors tech transformation. In a [----] Bloomberg interview he wore a hoodie to highlight the rise of automation; on CNBC he cut his tie live on air to induct himself into Silicon Valley culture"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@firstadopter Yes we can read the press release. Just post the damn investor letter and deck"
X Link 2026-02-06T00:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Lately Ive seen plenty of buy-side people jump to corporate finance or IR. Cant blame them. I was chatting with a friend the other day about how different life might look if wed just started out as junior FP&A analysts at a big tech company and stayed put. With the right stock options maybe we wouldnt be buying in Hillsborough or the Hamptons but we could probably swing something in one of the countrys two priciest real estate markets"
X Link 2026-02-06T01:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Instead I chased financeactuary to middle-office in NYC took on MBA debt landed my dream job then left it. Not what I planned but if I hadnt learned all that finance stuff I love thered be no Richard Toad or anything I do now. So no regrets. All those zigzags gave me this weird mix of technical skills and storytellingperfect for being an edu-tainer. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019584359653584912 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019584359653584912"
X Link 2026-02-06T01:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Mark Schoenebaums path began in Indianapolis where early discipline shaped the intensity that later defined his research career. At Indiana University he first pursued Violin Performance before shifting to History earning his B.A. in [----]. He then attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine completing his M.D. in [----] and building the scientific foundation that became his competitive edge on Wall Street"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"That same year he entered equity research as a junior biotech analyst at CIBC. His mix of medical training and financial rigor quickly set him apart. He moved through Piper Jaffray Bear Stearns and Deutsche Bank sharpening a speed of analysis that soon became legendary"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"You assume the money will follow you after the buy-side. It usually doesnt"
X Link 2026-02-07T01:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Lets get straight to the most obvious pointmoney. Hedge fund is one of the highest-paid career paths right up there with law medicine and PE/VC. Youre paid well for the hard work long hours and high stakes. But theres a catch"
X Link 2026-02-07T01:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Unless youre the founder of a hedge fund youll probably feel like you should be making more for the value you bring. The reality Youre not the owneryoure a salaried employee (granted with more variable pay than most other fields). In most single-manager funds the owner keeps the lions share of the economics. You can call that unfair but try starting a hedge fund yourself and see how tough it is. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019946738438508586 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019946738438508586"
X Link 2026-02-07T01:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"You can make good money in hedge funds but if your goal is financial independence you still need to create enough value to either be the owner or be given ownership as a partner. Otherwise hedge fund work is just another high-paying job"
X Link 2026-02-07T01:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"This investor was Carl Icahns right hand man who raised $250M from Soros to become an activist built for hard knocks"
X Link 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Keith Meister earned his A.B. in government cum laude from Harvard College in [----] before beginning his career at Lazard Freres and later NorthStar Capital. In January [----] he became Co President of J Net Ventures an information technology and software capital venture fund serving until September [----]. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020184549846626696 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020184549846626696"
X Link 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Widely viewed as Carl Icahns right-hand man he was picked to serve on multiple public company boards and became a pivotal figure inside the Icahn empire"
X Link 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"He joined the Board of Directors at GeneDx in January [----] and also serves on the boards of MGM Resorts and BetMGM. ๐ Comment GUIDE to unlock my free database of world-class investor bios and equity research career guide"
X Link 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@TheCinesthetic Hoyt saved by good karma"
X Link 2026-02-08T04:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@g31556 Here you go https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career"
X Link 2026-02-10T05:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Right after Harvard he helped co-found The Baupost Group in [----] with $27M alongside William J. Poorvu Howard Stevenson Jordan Baruch and Isaac Auerbach"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"He rejected rigid silos chasing mispriced assets anywhere they appeared. His intensity became legend: salespeople at Goldman Sachs reportedly hesitated to pick up when he calledhis questions cut that deep"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@Pleistarchus__ Here you go https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@isozdavid https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career/"
X Link 2026-02-12T06:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"He launched his career in the Merchant Banking Group at Morgan Stanley sharpening his analytical instincts before joining Julian Robertson at Tiger Management in the early 1990s. By [----] he had risen to president and from [----] to [----] he ran portfolios that cemented his reputation within the elite Tiger Cub circle. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996521680470459 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996521680470459"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@eric_j_thompson OMG forgot Paul Walker was in Varsity Blues"
X Link 2026-02-12T18:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"How did a hedge-fund founder turn distressed bonds into Americas rare-earth supply-chain lifeline"
X Link 2026-01-27T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"James Litinsky grew up in Chicago and earned a B.A. in Economics from Yale University before completing both a J.D. and an M.B.A. at Northwestern Universitys School of Law and Kellogg School of Management. He began his career in merchant banking at Allen and Company then moved into the Director of Finance role at Omnicom Group followed by a position at Fortress Investment Group. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016198289775849619 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016198289775849619"
X Link 2026-01-27T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"He began his career at the Federal Reserve in Washington D.C. as a junior financial examiner. There he developed a commitment to independent analysisfree from the pressures of politics or profitthat would shape his approach for decades"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In December [----] he founded Corvex Management LP as Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer. Soros Fund Management seeded the event driven hedge fund with $250M as he pursued transactional activism focused on restructuring and value unlocking"
X Link 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Around [----] he pushed ADT to expand its share buyback program. Around [----] he built a major activist stake in Yum Brands and joined its board influencing the spin off of Yum China. In the mid 2010s he engaged with The Williams Companies and served on its board. In [----] he secured a board seat at MGM Resorts after Corvex acquired a significant position advocating for stronger shareholder returns. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020184553411731552 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020184553411731552"
X Link 2026-02-07T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Karen KarniolTambour (b. [----] Netanya Israel) is CoChief Investment Officer at Bridgewater Associates the worlds largest hedge fund"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"She holds a B.A. from Princeton Universitys School of Public and International Affairs. Upon graduation in [----] she joined Bridgewater initially intending to pursue an academic path. Instead she found herself drawn to the firms intellectual rigor and systematic approach to understanding global markets. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020909338269810956 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020909338269810956"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"This billionaire turned $27M into $27B terrified Goldman Sachs salespeople and wrote a book now worth $3000. Guess what he earned year one"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Seth Klarmans path began at Cornell University where he earned his economics degree in [----]. During his junior year a family connection led him to Mutual Shares Corporation. Max Heine opened the door and Michael Price pulled him into the world of deep-value investing tossing him into special situations arbitrage and distressed debt. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021271731646628207 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021271731646628207"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"After [--] months there he headed to Harvard Business School graduating in [----] as a Baker Scholar. A summer at Salomon Brothers gave him broad market exposure but his heart stayed in investing"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Initially built to allocate capital externally the firm pivoted when concerns over group think pushed them to hand Klarman the reins. He accepted just a $35000 salary and began investing with an open opportunistic mandate"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@ProlificMogul https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/"
X Link 2026-02-11T02:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@HighyieldHarry Hang this in the Louvre"
X Link 2026-02-11T22:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"This Tiger Cub hedge fund founder built a $6B hedge fund delivered 15%+ returns for over [--] years and then walked away"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:15Z [----] followers, 60.8K engagements
"John Griffin grew up in Virginia before heading to University of Virginia where he earned his bachelors degree in [----]. Five years later he entered Stanford Graduate School of Business for his MBA studying alongside Andreas Halvorsenfuture founder of Viking Global Investors and fellow Tiger Cub. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996520623485330 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996520623485330"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/"
X Link 2026-02-12T21:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Abby Joseph Cohen was born in a Jewish household in Queens New York and from an early age she moved through the world with a curiosity that refused to sit still. At Cornell University she earned her B.A. in economics and computer science in [----] a combination that signaled the analytical career she was about to build. By [----] she completed her M.S. in economics at George Washington University later adding three honorary doctorates including one in engineering and secured her CFA designation in 1980"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Then came 2007Blue Ridge surged 65% a year so strong it reportedly earned Griffin $620M. Assets swelled to $6B at the firms peak. And then at the height of his success he did the opposite of Wall Street convention: he returned capital and closed the fund in 2017"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Blue Ridge became a launchpad for future hedge fund leaders including Angela Aldrich (Bayberry Capital) Rick Gerson (Alpha Wave Global) David Greenspan (Slate Path Capital) Chris Hansen (Valiant Capital) Robert Mignone (Bridger Capital) and Eric Wong (Stillpoint Investments). ๐ Comment GUIDE to unlock my FREE database of world-class investor bios https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996524499005695 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021996524499005695"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@MattOnInvesting https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/investor-profiles/"
X Link 2026-02-12T21:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Her career launched in [----] at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington D.C. where she spent four formative years. She then stepped into roles as economist and quantitative research director at T. Rowe Price Associates"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"After graduation Damola began as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs where he learned the rigor of markets and precision of deal execution. From there he went on to become a Private Equity Associate at TPG Inc expanding his lens to company strategy and longterm value creation. Driven to deepen his strategic toolkit Damola enrolled at Harvard Business School for his MBA. At HBS he served as a Portfolio Manager for the HBS Investment Club managing real capital and shaping real outcomes. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2004964264600113463 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2004964264600113463"
X Link 2025-12-27T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"After a brief stop at Barclays de Zoete Wedd she joined Goldman Sachs in New York City in [----] as a vice president and co-chair of the Investment Policy Committee. The trajectory was steep: managing director in [----] partner in 1998"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Yesterday I published [----] Q4 hedge fund roundup - launches shutdowns and pivots. We discuss a major hedge fund industry trend and news around D1 Capital Candlestick Capital Point72 Asset Management Millennium Management and Brevan Howard. Subscribe to view for free: https://richard-toad.ghost.io/q4-2025-hedge-fund-roundup/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/q4-2025-hedge-fund-roundup/"
X Link 2025-12-29T18:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"She wanted to become a professor instead she is now the co-CIO of the world's biggest macro hedge fund"
X Link 2026-02-09T17:15Z [----] followers, 64.2K engagements
"@shady_vc https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/career/"
X Link 2026-02-13T03:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Alfred Winslow Jones was born in Melbourne and moved to the United States at age four. He went on to Harvard University for his undergraduate degree then earned a Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"You think walking away from hedge funds means you lost. It usually means you chose"
X Link 2026-02-14T01:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Stepping away from the hedge fund world does not make you a failure. It just means the path no longer aligns with your priorities. A career as a hedge fund investor is not for everyone. And just because others are still in it doesnt mean their lives are perfect. They might be glued to their phones dealing with a position blowing up. The outside perception rarely matches the reality of the grind. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022483453598388447 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022483453598388447"
X Link 2026-02-14T01:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Her reputation accelerated in the 1990s when she called the bull market early and secured the title of Institutional Investors top strategist in [----] and [----]. CNBC later dubbed the March [----] downturn The Abby Effect after she urged investors to trim internet exposure. Yet like much of Wall Street she missed the magnitude of the [----] crisis; Goldmans forecast of the S&P [---] reaching [----] in [----] was later sharply revised. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022358899131564397 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022358899131564397"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"My takeaways from Philippe Laffont's (Coatue Management) interview with David Rubinstein (Carlyle Group) AI Overhyped If everyone is talking about it it must be priced in right No. Laffont has always emphasized focusing on tech stocks with high valuations as a starting point because thats the market signal that a real trend is forming. Laffont is very positive about AI and investment opportunities. He drew an analogy: he invested in Apple when everyone was talking about it and he made a lot of money in Apple stock. How to Make Money in the AI Supercycle When asked whether to play AI through"
X Link 2024-06-30T04:03Z [----] followers, 204.2K engagements
"A (Bad) Day In the Life of An Equity Research Associate This was a day during peak earnings season. 6:00am Wake up brush teeth shower make coffee. 6:30am Attempt to read Wall Street Journal but fail. Instead I watch last nights NBA highlights for an hour. 7:30am Head to office while listening to podcast about an investing nerd interviewing another investing nerd 7:45am I observe a giant line of people waiting to get breakfast from this flimsy food truck owned by this gentleman who sells watery coffee for $1.50 and stale donuts / bagels for $2.00. After a 15-min wait I get my turn and order"
X Link 2024-07-12T15:51Z [----] followers, 121.7K engagements
"@DrEliDavid Biden doesn't remember today Mick Jagger doesn't remember the 70's"
X Link 2024-07-13T22:17Z [----] followers, 27.4K engagements
"From the jungles of Wall Street to the top of the hedge fund game meet the Tiger Cubsproteges of Julian Robertson who are redefining the world of finance. ๐ฏ๐ A ๐งต"
X Link 2024-08-27T22:01Z [----] followers, 49.6K engagements
"Why elite hedge funds are obsessed with IB/PE-type candidates Many of you ask why elite single-manager hedge funds (SMs) are so enamored with talent from an elite 2+2 (IB+PE) background. Here are my thoughts: A๐งต"
X Link 2024-09-07T17:21Z [----] followers, 60.9K engagements
"Liang Wenfeng ( b. [----] Zhanjiang China) is a Chinese entrepreneur co-founder of the quantitative hedge fund High-Flyer and founder of its AI division DeepSeek. Liang earned a Bachelors in electronic information engineering (2007) and a Masters in information and communication engineering (2010) from Zhejiang University. After graduation he moved to a cheap flat in Chengdu experimenting with AI applicationsmost of which failed until he turned to finance. In [----] he co-founded an investment firm to integrate AI with quantitative trading. Three years later he and two classmates launched Ningbo"
X Link 2025-01-28T16:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"David Shaw (b. [----] Los Angeles CA) is an American billionaire scientist and hedge fund manager best known as the founder of D. E. Shaw & Co. a pioneering quantitative hedge fund. Shaw graduated summa cum laude from the University of California San Diego in [----] with a double major in mathematics and applied physics and information science. He went on to earn both his MSc and PhD in computer science from Stanford University in [----]. After completing his doctoral studies Shaw became an assistant professor in the computer science department at Columbia University where he conducted"
X Link 2025-01-31T17:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@HighyieldHarry You are not getting hired anywhere with this template"
X Link 2025-03-28T15:25Z [----] followers, 42K engagements
"@FastbreakHoops5 Just hella hall of famers eating burgers and fries ๐คค"
X Link 2025-04-07T23:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@HighyieldHarry Love how he had the audacity to hook the audience with Buffett had Geico"
X Link 2025-05-30T01:27Z [----] followers, 18.7K engagements
"Fired multiple times. Broke [--] bones. Took on Jamie Dimon. Still standing. This analysts career is pure Wall Street rebellion"
X Link 2025-05-30T15:17Z [----] followers, 93.8K engagements
"Most stock pitches read like book reports. Heres how to write one a PM actually wants to readdos donts"
X Link 2025-06-06T00:30Z [----] followers, 38.6K engagements
"Just published a primer on the [--] public equity investment firms in New Jersey. We profile a few activists healthcare L/S fund a market-neutral real estate fund and some sizeable long onlys. Good funds dont post jobsthey hire when they want. Job leads are relationship-driven and every PM looks for highly specific traits in candidates. Thats why I built this primer: It breaks down hedge funds and long-onlys by region strategy sector and founder background so you can: 1) find funds you've never heard of; 2) tailor your stock pitch to your audience; 3) build rapport with decision-makers. Save"
X Link 2025-06-15T16:05Z [----] followers, 12.6K engagements
"She ran track at Penn. Now she runs $25B for Sorosreplacing hedge fund stars with models and breaking every old Wall Street rule"
X Link 2025-06-23T15:15Z [----] followers, 18.1K engagements
"Lost $5M at [--] then built a $5B fortuneand seeded legends like Eddie Lampert Roger Staubach and David Bonderman. Who was he"
X Link 2025-06-26T15:15Z [----] followers, 16.6K engagements
"He walked out on Morgan Stanley launched his own firmand hit the league tables with one deal. Then he made $164M in a year"
X Link 2025-07-13T16:05Z [----] followers, 18.5K engagements
"This chainsmoker built the most successful hedge fund ever 66% gross returns for [--] years then banned Wall Street types. His secret Math"
X Link 2025-07-17T15:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@typesfast Founder-led content marketing"
X Link 2025-07-17T16:18Z [----] followers, 66K engagements
"Sell-side research is evolving: JP Morgan is now doing equity research on private companiesstarting with OpenAI. This isnt your typical sell-side coverage: no ratings no price targets no earnings estimates. Just deep dives on companies riding big secular trends like AI and enterprise software. Why now Private markets are swallowing more capital than ever. ** SpaceX was valued at $350B last yearbigger than 95% of the S&P [---] ** Bytedance has been marked up to $400B+ by three major investors ** [----] unicorns globally (PitchBook) Yet these firms are mostly ignored by traditional Wall Street"
X Link 2025-07-18T17:48Z [----] followers, 44.1K engagements
"46 when he died. #1 on Wall Street for [--] years. The biotech analyst who moved markets before anyone else"
X Link 2025-08-17T16:05Z [----] followers, 35K engagements
"CFO at [--]. Fired at [--]. Now runs the biggest bank in America and is worth over $1B. His comeback is one for the ages"
X Link 2025-08-25T15:15Z [----] followers, 43.3K engagements
"Former Viking Global CIO Ning Jins new fund Avantyr is coming together. According to filings the firm will launch with about [--] investment staff and will focus on TMT consumer financials and industrials. Jin has already recruited a strong group of ex-analysts and associates: - Terrence Cheng ex-L2 Capital and ex-Tybourne Capital will lead Industrials. - Adam Marcus ex-Maven and ex-Tourbillon Capital will lead Financials. - Lea Zhang ex-Coatue covering tech and consumer. - Christopher Parks ex-Matrix Capital (Tiger Cub David Goels firm). - Andrew Seketa ex-Blackstone covering TMT. -"
X Link 2025-08-31T03:28Z [----] followers, 66.6K engagements
"@FastbreakHoops5 Gerald green gotta be first ballot man"
X Link 2025-09-06T00:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"He skipped law bought distressed real estate no one wanted and pulled off a $36B exit before the [--] crash"
X Link 2025-09-18T15:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Balyasny Builds $15B Longaeva Unit Under Peter Goodwin Peter Goodwin one of Dmitry Balyasnys most expensive hires has assembled a team of at least [--] investment professionals to launch a new equities trading unit inside Balyasny Asset Management (BAM). Goodwin a former Point72 money manager is now running Longaeva Partners an internal group expected to deploy up to $15 billion in leveraged capital. His team known internally as sector leads includes veterans from Citadel Millennium and other top-tier funds. Longaeva named after a tree known for its thousand-year lifespan becomes BAMs third"
X Link 2025-10-10T04:55Z [----] followers, 25.9K engagements
"Viking Globals Staff Are Flooding Their New AI Bot With Questions But Its Not Picking Stocks Yet At Viking Global the $53 billion Tiger Cub hedge fund employees are firing off about three questions per minute to their newest in-house AI chatbot VikingGPT [---] a sharp spike from last years usage. The firm says the proprietary tool is taking on grunt work brainstorming trade ideas and speeding up operations according to an investor letter seen by Bloomberg. Deputy CIO Previn Mankodi even used it to challenge an investment thesis. Still one thing VikingGPT [---] isnt doing is making trades."
X Link 2025-10-17T17:47Z [----] followers, 153.5K engagements
"This chainsmoker built the most successful hedge fund ever 66% gross returns for [--] years then banned Wall Street types. His secret Math"
X Link 2025-11-02T17:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Steve Cohens Point72 Splits Stock-Picking Units Launches New Brand Valist Steve Cohens $41.5 billion hedge fund Point72 Asset Management is restructuring its fundamental stock-picking business. Starting January [----] the firm will divide the group into two distinct brands Point72 Equities and Valist. Valist will kick off with about a dozen investing teams covering a range of sectors. Both brands will continue reporting to Harry Schwefel Point72s cochief investment officer. While both operate under the same parent fund the two groups will differ in subtle but important ways including where they"
X Link 2025-11-03T17:58Z [----] followers, 49.7K engagements
"@rawsalerts"
X Link 2025-11-07T07:08Z [----] followers, 41.3K engagements
"Per Hedge Fund Alert San Francisco-based "Farallon-cub" $2B AUM event-driven and activist hedge fund Indaba Capital is shutting down. Founder Derek Schrier will open his family office"
X Link 2025-11-12T19:18Z [----] followers, 20.8K engagements
"Griffin earned a bachelors degree from the University of Virginia in [----] followed by an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in [----] where he was a classmate of Andreas Halvorsen founder of Viking Global Investorsanother prominent "Tiger Cub" hedge fund"
X Link 2025-11-13T16:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"He began his career as a financial analyst in Morgan Stanleys Merchant Banking Group before joining Julian Robertsons Tiger Management in the early 1990s. Griffin rose to president in [----] and managed portfolios from [----] to [----] solidifying his status among the Tiger Cubsa cohort of Robertson protgs who would later launch their own influential funds. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1989004136336027845 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1989004136336027845"
X Link 2025-11-13T16:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Two lines that will stay viral for a long time: "May I meet you" "Geographically monogamous""
X Link 2025-11-16T02:45Z [----] followers, 346.6K engagements
"Erdoes began her career at Stein Roe & Farnham in Chicago later joining Bankers Trust as an analyst in corporate finance merchant banking and high-yield underwriting"
X Link 2025-11-25T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Were Gonna Need a Bigger Oat Oatly $OTLY"
X Link 2023-09-09T16:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"By December [----] Whitney joined Bermudian insurer Arch Capital Group to oversee outside investment firms. From [----] to [----] Whitney served as CFO of Kindbody a high-growth health and technology company"
X Link 2025-06-13T15:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Lauren briefly studied business at CUNY Baruch College before serving in the United States Army from [----] to [----]. After his military service he worked at Brooks Brothers and as a tie salesman for Rivetz. At age [--] while working for Beau Brummell he launched his own line of mens ties in [----] establishing The Ralph Lauren Corporation. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1947676879785205957 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1947676879785205957"
X Link 2025-07-22T15:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Sundheim began his career in merchant banking at Bear Stearns. In his spare time outside of working hundred-hour weeks Sundheim won four monthly best investing idea awards under the alias Sunny329" on Joel Greenblatts Value Investors Club website. One of which was a thesis to short the stock of Orthodontic Centers of America (OCA") alleging fraud that forced the company to respond to the claim publicly. OCA eventually filed for bankruptcy. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1974131185178521907 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1974131185178521907"
X Link 2025-10-03T15:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"He began his career in merchant banking at Allen & Company then served as Director of Finance at Omnicom Group and later worked at Fortress Investment Group"
X Link 2025-10-25T16:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"At Columbia he interned at Blue Ridge Capital with John Griffin and worked closely with Pete Daneker who specialized in financials. To sharpen his edge in financial institutions he also took night classes at NYU on structured finance and consumer credit"
X Link 2025-11-23T17:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"That same year he launched J.C. Flowers & Co. a firm that would go on to deploy over $16 billion in capital across complex often distressed financial sector transactions. One of its early landmark deals was the [----] acquisition of Japans Shinsei Bank"
X Link 2025-12-02T17:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"But Rogers also made a name for himself on the court. As captain of the [------] Princeton Tigers mens basketball team he led them to an Ivy League co-championship under Hall of Fame coach Pete Carril the creator of the Princeton offense. After college Rogers joined William Blair as a stockbroker in Chicago. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2002065169464070223 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2002065169464070223"
X Link 2025-12-19T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I just published [----] Q4 hedge fund roundup - launches shutdowns and pivots. We discuss a major hedge fund industry trend and news around D1 Capital Candlestick Capital Point72 Asset Management Millennium Management and Brevan Howard. Subscribe to view for free: https://richard-toad.ghost.io/q4-2025-hedge-fund-roundup/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/q4-2025-hedge-fund-roundup/"
X Link 2025-12-28T17:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Tomorrow at 12pm EST I am publishing [----] Q4 hedge fund roundup - launches shutdowns and pivots. We discuss a major hedge fund industry trend and news around D1 Capital Candlestick Capital Point72 Asset Management Millennium Management and Brevan Howard. Subscribe to my newsletter so you receive it tomorrow in your email (only free and paid subscribers can view the article) https://richard-toad.ghost.io/ https://richard-toad.ghost.io/"
X Link 2025-12-27T17:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"1/ Meet Brad Jacobs a man who turned bold ideas into billion-dollar empires. Hes founded eight companies six of which went public: United Rentals XPO Logistics and its spin-offs GXO and RXO United Waste Systems and QXO Inc. But it all started with a leap of faith"
X Link 2024-09-15T16:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"8/ Fast forward to June 2024: Jacobs founded QXO Inc. aiming to disrupt the building products distribution industry. He raised $4.5 billion in equitythe largest in the building products sector to date. A true game-changer"
X Link 2024-09-15T16:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] Gross co-founded Greplin a search engine for personal data across platforms. The company was later rebranded as Cue offering predictive search capabilities. Cue raised $10 million from Index Ventures and other investors before being acquired by Apple in [----] for a reported $4060 million. Following the acquisition Gross joined Apple as a director where he led initiatives in machine learning and AI. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1960360390518337713 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1960360390518337713"
X Link 2025-08-26T15:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@jimcramer Short signal established"
X Link 2022-03-21T20:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@HighyieldHarry Now watch this drive"
X Link 2024-06-26T18:30Z [----] followers, 25.2K engagements
"Hedge fund due diligence vs. Long only due diligence"
X Link 2024-07-31T23:11Z [----] followers, 56.4K engagements
"@caliphorniaqing Demi Moore pulling a diva-mode Mariah Carey"
X Link 2025-01-06T22:05Z [----] followers, 117.8K engagements
"He built a quant hedge fund empire with scientists survived a near-collapse and now pushes the frontiers of biotech. David Shaws story is anything but ordinary.๐"
X Link 2025-01-31T17:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Struggling to ramp up on new sectors ๐ Heres how top investors build conviction fastby reading the right things. A thread on how my investing & sector reading list helps you speed up sector mastery and build your own stock-picking process ๐งต๐"
X Link 2025-02-03T18:35Z [----] followers, 83.4K engagements
"@_MLFootball The mom has the potential of a left tackle"
X Link 2025-04-26T07:41Z [----] followers, 86K engagements
"Why Columbias investing edge stands outhad to share this CBS site gem. I spot some legends (chime in if I missed any names). John Griffin - founder Blue Ridge (Tiger Cub) Chase Coleman - founder Tiger Global (Tiger Cub) David Greenspan - founder Slate Path (Tiger Grandcub worked at Blue Ridge) Ethan Binder - PM Slate Path (also worked at Blue Ridge) Roberto Mignone - founder Bridger (Tiger Grandcub worked at Blue Ridge) Chase Sheridan - PM Sequoia Fund (Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb) Alessandro Valentini - PM Causeway Patrick Fu - Founder Dandelion Capital (formerly with Sequoia Capital Global"
X Link 2025-05-27T17:09Z [----] followers, 36.3K engagements
"James Simons (b. [----] Brookline MA) was a billionaire mathematician and a hedge fund manager. He was the founder of Renaissance Technologies (RenTech) a quantitative hedge fund"
X Link 2025-07-17T15:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Hedge funds dont hire applicants. They tap pedigrees networks and leverage. These [--] paths are how its done: #5 MBA"
X Link 2025-08-02T00:30Z [----] followers, 19.3K engagements
"Buy-side isnt about IQ flexingits athletic. Reps cycles stamina. If you treat it like a desk job you're already losing: Few True Greats"
X Link 2025-08-16T22:30Z [----] followers, 20.5K engagements
"What I learned from Dan Sundheim's rare podcast appearance (didn't even feed this through ChatGPT): - Buy before research: Initiate position before fully vet an idea (Stan Druckenmiller style) - Don't hire lateral stock pickers: D1 doesn't hire from other public shops prefers PE candidates - they have technical skills and no preconception on how to pick stocks which is a good thing - Analyst hit rate not as high as he likes: Takes a PE hire [--] years to ramp but hit rate for hires that add value is lower than he likes at D1 hard to find someone with intuition for making money in stocks - Very"
X Link 2025-10-23T16:03Z [----] followers, 376.5K engagements
"He turned $6M into billionswithout a PhD in biotech. The secret One word: perception"
X Link 2025-11-01T16:05Z [----] followers, 31.3K engagements
"@buccocapital"
X Link 2025-11-14T22:39Z [----] followers, 15.2K engagements
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